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Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table, original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.
Which country has the shortest people? It depends upon the gender. In a study of boys and girls aged 19 or older, the country with the smallest average height for boys was Timor-Leste at 160.13cm (5'3"). However, the smallest average height for girls was Guatemala at 150.91cm (4'11").
According to comprehensive global data, Netherlands men stand the tallest with an average height of 183.78 cm, followed closely by Montenegro at 183.30 cm and Bosnia and Herzegovina at 182.47 cm.
The following table shows the average sizes, weights and BMI from 128 countries. All figures refer to men and women between the ages of 18 and 25 years. In the US, the average male is 1.77 m tall. The average US-american woman reaches 14 cm less with a height of 1.63 m.
Here, we examine variations in mean male and female heights by country. How tall are men across the world? The global mean height of adult men born in 1996 is 171 centimeters (cm), or 5 feet and 7.5 inches.
Globally, the mean height of women is about four and a half inches, or 12 centimeters (cm), shorter than that of men. In the latest available data, the global mean height for men was 171 cm, versus 159 cm for women. This height disparity between the sexes is present everywhere in the world.
26 lip 2016 · Among the findings the team found that: * Dutch men are the tallest on the planet, with an average height of 182.5cm. Latvian women are the tallest on the planet, with an average height of 170cm. * The top four tallest countries for men are the Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Latvia.
